Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-21
HER LOVE AFFAIR.
Mrs Frank Leslie Puts Them to Print-A
Proposal From the Prince Eristoff de
Cnurta

Mrs. Frank Leslie Puts Them to Print-A
Proposal From the Prince Eristoff de
Gourie.
Mrs. Frank Leslie hsd not been in New
York hslf day before she began to talk
ebout the Hyde Park whipping incident,
says the Springfield Republican. Having
been the subject OF international dis
patches, she felt herself justified in giving
q correct version of the affair. SDe is
prominent society woman and her Aneri
in friends would grieve TO be forced to
think her capable of deserving her man
rers on c European trip. This is evi-
IDENTITY the line OF argument that induced
her 70 submit herself 10 the i1tcrroga-
! tons OF reporter.
Mrs. Leslie says in TIE first place, what
| is generally understood, t9at for over TWO
/ years she was engaged TO the Marquis de
Leuville, during which time she "loved
him dearly" Subsequently she did not
love him dearly, and so broke OF the en-
gagement. Before starting upon her
European trip she wrote the Marquis that
it was better they saOuld not meet
abroad. she leaves Us in The dark as to
how it wss that she found WithOu. delay
smother individual with 8 title-PTince
Eristof, wiling TO Wait upon her pleas
ure in the hope of gaming her hand, OF
course beauty does good deal in sucl
matters, aud it is fair to assume that
Mrs Leslie Gid not knew the extent Of
the Princes intentions. There was very
much more IN the HYDE park incident
thai the public knew of st the time, be
appears from Mrs. Leslie's account:
The Marquis de Leuvilie rode past us
several times inst Cay, snd finally, when
he dashed his whip into our Garage, if
struck lightly young lady riding NTH
US. The Prince was enrGged and want d
TO avenge the Insult. "YOu 60 not
recognize his title" l said. "Y0E do not
Consider him gentleman. Therefore you
lcennOt meet him on equal terms. How
ielse can you punish him? Besides, what
has be done to you? He did not strike
ITou. You do not know that
the afront WIS intended. No one
has made any report Of it. The news
pspers VIII not hesr Of il unless through
you, and if trouble arises my name
will De dragged forward IN g very Of
fensive manner. Now, pray do nothing
"But love you," he pleaded. "And
dc not love YOU" l replied. 81 would
marry you," ne persisted "But l would
not marry you," l said. "You are q
splendid man, and l an exceedingly fonC
Of you; but if ever marry, which is IN
likely, do not think l shall go away
! from my own country for g husband )
Soon after that the prince was called
away, expecting TO be called upon TO as
sumo the throne in Bulgaria, and have
not since seen him. The HYDE Park Gf
fair got out through the MARQUIS and hi!
inordinate love Of advertising himself
1t is greatly to Mrs Leslie'5 creGi
that she mad come to abhOr her former
sutton, the MARQUIS de L2uville, beCsust
, OF his "inordinate love OF edyertisin!
himseHn Here is q strong point in Mrs
Leglie's Charactcr-her shrinking DISPOSE
E ton. She WAS cole by using her nativ
wit to evade the newspaper men fOu
4 mortal hours after her arrival from Eu
! rope, and it was fully titteel
S minutes before the reporter hsc
the full particulars CT Ecistoff's decldra-
ton Of love and proposal OF marriage
Mrs. Leslie is 8 wonderful woman; beau
tY is her misfortune, and her hatred Q
5 advertising herself is simply admirable
/ Her Childlike nature came out well ct tn
o New York custom house, where she wa
Y charged $50 for roll OF pOplin found il
: her trunk. Stamping Der pretty foot, sh
exclsims: at is pity that 1. sitter gain
e iiug some reputation in business, payin
: ms husbands debts and all thst, shoul,
r be suspected of smuggling" Mrs LesIi
r PAID the $50.
e Il is q comforting thought TO ell we'll
d wishers Of American society that such
d charming and unsuspecting body has re
e turned to these shores. The great ques
y ton now is how to keep away from he
those foreign "gentlemsn" with Ion!
q titles and short purses, who persist il
r mistaking her American frankness al,
e grace for invitations to propose marriage
:. This young thing must be protected.